“It’s clear that Sen.-elect Ed Markey’s strong pro-choice position was the key issue in this campaign,” Hogue said. “His steadfast support of a woman’s right to choose reflects the values of the majority of Americans who continue to support Roe v. Wade. In contrast, his anti-choice challenger Gabriel Gomez’s opposition to Obamacare and uninformed positions on such key issues as the Blunt amendment, which would allow your boss to deny your birth-control coverage, and mandatory delays for abortion care, proved he wasn’t ready for primetime. For the same reasons Missouri voters rejected Todd Akin, the people of Massachusetts recognize that this Senate seat is too important to fall into the hands of someone who won’t stand up for women. Tonight, the people of Massachusetts reinforced the lessons anti-choice candidates failed to learn during the 2012 election cycle: Americans support leaders who trust women.”

NARAL Pro-Choice America used the results of this poll to turn out a key bloc of voters during the primary and general elections:

The organization’s grassroots work resulted in over 42,000 phone calls door knocks driving voters to the polls.

In conjunction with its state affiliate, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, the organization encouraged the state’s nearly 90,000 member activists to support Markey in this special election.

And NARAL Pro-Choice America’s PAC made the maximum contribution of $10,000 to Markey’s campaign.

“Just last week, the country watched the House pass an unprecedented and unconstitutional ban on abortion care after 20 weeks,” Hogue continued. “Although we’re confident our slim pro-choice majority in the Senate will block this ban from reaching the president’s desk, we are reminded why we need Ed Markey now. The loss of a single Senate seat could tip the scales in the other direction and that is a future women in this country cannot afford. We, along with our affiliate, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, look forward to working with Sen.-elect Markey to protecting and expanding a woman’s right to choose.”

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